Cary Cooper, a CMI companion and professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster Management School, on the benefit of management books. When was the last time you read a good book? I was recently asked to be a judge on the Chartered Management Institute Management Book of the Year competition. Reviewing the various entries […]
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If you can remember, you are not a digital native, but a digital immigrant. And that might have serious consequences for your business. I have just finished reading two books on the impact of the digital revolution on our lives and our businesses. “Future Minds” and “The new normal.” I always assumed that digital is
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I try to stay ahead or at least on top of the thinking on social media. Understanding the speed at which things change is important, and I make a point of reading up as much as I can. “Socialnomics” and “The Mesh” Over the last week, I read two books on the subject; “Socialnomics” and
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Reinventing work “Hacking work” is about reinventing work. There are a lot of interesting books about work, the meaning of work, controlling your destiny and all that. Even the Dalai Lama wrote a book about happiness at work. Are you happy at work? Why is that important? There is a strong economic rationale behind being happy
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Vineet Nayar, the HCLT’s CEO, identifies the part of the organisation that creates value, the people who work for the customers. With the right support, these people can create much more value for customers, which mean the customers will create the business success that the organisation wants. Nayar- recounts how he defied the conventional wisdom
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